Crufts

[JudyN]

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Is anyone else watching Crufts? I'm very happy to see a JRT winning the terrier group and a whippet winning the hound group. All four placed dogs in the hound group were sighthounds - not that I'm biased of course...

I was sad the saluki didn't make the final cut. I'm rather in love with the breed and he (or she, I can't remember) was a stunner. Mr N is more of a borzoi man.

 

[Hemlock]

I don't have a TV so don't see Crufts, but that sounds like all my faves (including the saluki) as well.

 

[JudyN]

I was intrigued by the commentator describing the Basset hound as 'athletic'. Compared to what? It would be good if breeders and owners aspired to make them more athletic, of course.

One of Jasper's friends was a Basset hound called Daisy. She loved to play chase with him, bless her. He would literally run rings round her as she turned in a much smaller circle in the middle.

 

[Hemlock]

Have you ever seen proper Bassets that hunt in packs, JudyN? Unmistakably Bassets but far better made. Sometimes the front wrist joints could do with improving but they are bred for work not showing. They have the most wonderful voices.

 

[JudyN]

Have you ever seen proper Bassets that hunt in packs, JudyN? Unmistakably Bassets but far better made. Sometimes the front wrist joints could do with improving but they are bred for work not showing. They have the most wonderful voices.

I've just dug up a video of Bassets hunting - oh, if only they were all bred like that now... and had the chance to have that much fun in life.

 

[JudyN]

Mr R has an aversion to dogs with uppy tails which leave their bumhole visible. It's quite funny when the judge is asking the dogs to walk out, turn and walk back again - for about half the dogs tonight he said, 'Oh, that one looks nice....... no it doesn't'

I called the winner of the toy group this evening - most of the dogs, both in that group and the utility, either looked like they'd run into a brick wall or been rear-ended. Or were so fluffy you could barely tell if there was a dog under there or not. I liked the papillon as it looked well shaped at both ends and though very pretty, had a sensible-length coat.

So far, for the final, we have a JRT, whippet, miniature schnauzer and papillon. I'm happy with that